HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDFinancial accountGenetic / health-sensitiveIdentity (basic)MediumContained

DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 6, 2021

Filed

Nov 29, 2021

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc. →2 incidents on file

DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc. detected unauthorized access to an archived database on August 6, 2021. The investigation determined that an unauthorized individual accessed and potentially removed files containing personal information (including SSNs and payment info) collected between 2004 and 2012 from a previously acquired genetic testing organization. The access occurred between May 24, 2021, and July 28, 2021. The company contained the threat, engaged third-party cybersecurity experts, and coordinated with law enforcement. Affected individuals are being offered complimentary credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Aug 6, 2021 → Notified Oct 29, 202184d ✗ CA 60-day late16 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 74 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 115 days

May 24, 2021

Begins

Aug 6, 2021

Discovered

Nov 29, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_05068130598ea2642021-11-29Verified
Indiana State AGbd_0db919450629372d2021-11-29Verified
Maine State AGbd_366739cb041487c92021-11-29Candidate
Washington State AGbd_5f3aeb1fe19a37fa2021-11-29Verified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 16d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_f130566fad2436172021-12-06 · +7dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_891e08eeecb2b6c42021-12-09 · +10dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_77aaa27fc573f8892021-12-15 · +16dVerified

Name: DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.
norm: dna diagnostics center
Domain: dnacenter.com

Name: DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.
norm: dna diagnostics center
Domain: dnacenter.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Aug 6, 2021
Breach occurred: May 24, 2021 – Jul 28, 2021
Undetected for: 74 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 29, 2021
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Government IDFinancial accountGenetic / health-sensitiveIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Coordinated closely with law enforcement

During the incident: Proactively contained and secured the threat
Executed a prompt and thorough investigation in consultation with third-party cybersecurity professionals
Coordinated closely with law enforcement following the discovery of this incident
Taken steps, in coordination with its third-party cybersecurity experts, to regain possession of this personal information and ensure its safekeeping
Providing a complimentary membership of Experian credit monitoring to eligible individuals
Changes made: Continue to work with third-party experts to harden our cybersecurity defenses
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(115 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 84d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Aug 6, 2021
→ Notified: Oct 29, 2021
84d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Aug 6, 2021 → Notified: Oct 29, 2021	84d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 29 · first

Indiana State AGNov 29 · first

Maine State AGNov 29 · first

Washington State AGNov 29 · first

California State AGNov 29 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Oregon State AG+10d

South Carolina State AG+16d

Pattern: first filing Nov 29 (MA), last Dec 15 (SC) — a 16-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-548031
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 29, 2021
Raw hash: 84ff46191e04c2eacd37cd7a13fe98963057e2d485b82f25d5dad0e64dd780cd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.

Victim entityDNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 6, 2021

Stated responseProactively contained and secured the threat

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov